Having your dream hair may feel like that, just a dream. These 3 habits could be stopping you from your dream hair and you don’t even know it. Read on to see if these small changes could help.
You aren’t using the concentrator for your blow dryer
When you took your blow dryer out of its box there was a round plastic piece you probably didn’t know what to do with and potentially threw away, with any luck its still under your sink!
Blow dryers can get really hot and the coils you see exposed at the top is where all the heat comes from, this is where your concentrator goes!
A concentrator not only directs the air flow from your blow dryer exactly where you want it, it also creates some space from the high heated coils to protect your hair.
Heat damage can alter your hair color, create weak spots and breakage, and quite literally fry your hair while styling.
If you are noticing short pieces around your face, at the crown of your head, or your ends seem hard to tame and dryer than usual - check your concentrator first!
If your concentrator is long gone don’t worry, you can order this piece easily online and most blowdryers are a universal size.
2. You aren’t really cleansing your scalp
Believe it or not, the health of your hair starts before it even sees the light of day. The skin that covers your head has to be treated just like the skin on your body. All hair must grow out of the scalp and if these follicles are blocked, weak, or overrun with oil, dirt and product build up they cannot grow beautiful, healthy hair. They can even become so blocked the hair that grows out of them can be thinner, weaker, or possibly so blocked they stop growing all together.
Best practices for scalp health
Pay attention to the symptoms.
If your hair is dry or brittle you need a shampoo that has moisture.
If your scalp is itchy and red you need something calming and soothing.
If you go days in between washes and use dry shampoo you need a clarifying shampoo.
Great tip for hair washing that most people don’t know is you might need to wash more than once. If you don’t wash daily, you should shampoo once (or twice!) to loosen up product or oil in order to clearly reach your scalp to cleanse it. You are looking for a good lather, if you don’t get it the first time keep going!
So if your scalp is feeling greasy, dry, or irritated its time to find the right cleansing system for your hair so that it can be its best, healthy, and beautiful self!
3. You aren’t protecting your investment
Imagine you walk into the salon and you totally vibe with your stylist, she gives you the beautiful color from your Inspiration picture, a haircut that lays just right, with a killer blowout that has tons of volume and you turn around and you are GLOWING.
You wear your killer blowout for a few days tossing around your new hair and when its time to wash it, it’s just not the same.
A few weeks go by and your beautiful color has changed, your haircut is no longer laying just right, and your blowout has no volume.
What happened??
You didn’t protect your investment!!
You spend time and money (and effort!) getting the hair you want, we want to help you keep it!
Investing in the right at home haircare, using the right tools, and planning out a maintenance schedule by rebooking your appointment ensures that you like your hair all the days in between until your next appointment with us at the salon.
So throw out or donate all those products you bought on a whim and have never really worked for you and start a new collection based on learning what’s right for you.
Share with your stylist the challenges you have at home. They will ask you questions about the tools you use, the products you have, and what you wish was different about your in-between appointment hair. What you do out of the salon is just as important as what we do in the salon.